Now normally I go red and blue or primary colors with these farm stamps. And then I found this great cow pattern paper from Paper Studio and then more country feeling papers from Paper Studio in blacks and greys and decided to go for it. Now I think I like it.. maybe?

I colored with my Copics (colors below) cut all my pattern papers and sewed them all together. The perfect sentiment is High Hopes Stamps "Friends for Heifer!" With three dots of Viva Decor Black pearl pen to finish it off. Love these country farm stamps!

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Tuesday, May 30, 2017

I always wanted as a child to catch some glow bugs in a jar but never seemed to be able to. When I saw High Hopes Stamps image called "Jenny Glow Bugs" I knew that I needed this stamp so I could relive my childhood LOL!

I decided on these cute papers from the Doodlebug "Spring Things" 6x6 collection! I though they matched Jenny perfectly! I have to admit originally I had my image stamped on a stitched rectangle background. Lets just say my attempt at some long grass didn't pan out and I had to end up fussy cutting Jenny out. I popped her up on a lacey oval of clouds! Disaster adverted.....LOL. The "Springtime Joy" sentiment goes perfectly too ! Some Stickles, YNS enamel dots and a bow finished off my card.

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Thursday, May 25, 2017

For this week's post, I gave myself a challenge. The challenge was to pick a sentiment and find a way to use it in a way that wasn't "normal".

It is gardening season so I picked a gardening themed sentiment and went through my stash to see what stamp I had to match the theme. I had quite a few gardening type stamps but I didn't want a "typical" stamp......and then I came across "Gordon Groundhog".......Now, growing up we often had groundhogs dig holes in our yard and every year my Dad waged war on them......I don't remember him ever winning the battle but I do wonder if one of them was as cute as Gordon if he may have backed off a bit? Gordon just makes me chuckle and he brings out a bit of the dry, cheeky sense of humour I've been known to have <wink>

Gordon is coloured with alcohol markers and cut out using a stitched rectangle die. The image didn't quite come to the edges of my die so I coloured some more dirt and used my Tuxedo Black Memento marker to draw the dirt line to the ends. I decided on a fairly simple layout for this card - I wanted Gordon to be the star of the show! Some patterned paper run through a polka dot embossing folder added the perfect texture. A Spade embellishment with a bit of twine and gumdrops finish off my card.

Wednesday, May 24, 2017

Howdy, MichelleO here today and I am showing off another one of High Hopes Stamps Darling Divas. This is Ella & Chi Chi -

I colored with my Copics (colors below) I cut out Ella & Chi Chi with a small border around them. For my base I used a Kraft Card Stock then found papers from Paper Studio's Blue Barn collection. I sewed all they layers together and then added three Enamel Dots for a little embellishment. For my sentiment I used the fun High Hopes Stamps "Happy Thoughts" Great sentiment for so many cards.

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Tuesday, May 23, 2017

I'm popping in today to share another one of the adorable "Darling Divas" stamps that were just released the first of May! Meet "AnnaLee" and her cute little kitty! I am loving how fun and whimsical these girls are in this release! And don't even gutted me started on their hair.....pure cuteness LOL!

I thought the kitten paper from the Crate Paper Cute Girl" 6x6 collection matched AnnaLee perfectly! The "Hugs & Kisses"sentiment on the front is also from High Hopes Stamps. I coloured her with my Copic Markers and added white polka dots with my gel pen to her dress and bow for a fun touch! The stripes on her sleeves and legs have some Crystal Stickles added for a touch of bling!

Copics Used:

Skin: E000, E01, E31, R20, RV17 (lips)

Hair: Y21, YR23, YR24, YR27, E13

Dress: BG70, BG72, BG75, BG78

Stripes: RV13, RV14

Stool: E44, E47, E49

Kitty: T1, T3, T5

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